This phrase just came rumbling up the stairs one day.
This is a Triolet, an older French form of poem with rhyme scheme: ABaAabAB where capital letters represent entire lines that are repeated and small letters are rhymes with the initial corresponding letter. The triolet is not meant to treat profound emotions, but is more dependent on turn of phrase, and is almost always playful or sly.

“I’m tryin’,” she yelled, “to find a pair
    of purple under-wear!”
“Purple?” “Yes!” She pulled her hair,
“I’m tryin’,” she yelled, “to find a pair
of purple ones!” “The kitchen chair?”
    ”No. That’s a greenish-pear!
I’m tryin’,” she yelled, “to find a pair
    of purple under-wear!”

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Comments (15)
  • Morgana on Dec 12, 2008

    Nice poem, i enjoyed it.

  • papaleng on Dec 12, 2008

    so cute and funny.

  • poetic enigma on Dec 12, 2008

    this is cute and funny,
    and that is an interesting poem form
    very enjoyable piece!

  • Debra. on Dec 12, 2008

    Very cute. Well done indeed, Adam.

  • xoxo on Dec 13, 2008

    Interesting :)

  • Jeoffrey Meister on Dec 14, 2008

    Cute, nice rhyme scheme.

  • A Wallbank on Dec 18, 2008

    Hey, I really enjoyed this, light and clever and just fun! Wish we’d read some of these in school!

  • Myles ODonnell on Dec 19, 2008

    i agree, cute and funny!

  • Mercedes Rubin Sanchez on Dec 20, 2008

    FUNNY!!!

  • Launie and Melynda Sorrels on Dec 20, 2008

    This is quite humorous :)

  • Melissa Cook on Dec 26, 2008

    Lol!

  • Angie0000023 on Jan 3, 2009

    hahaha that was pretty good! thanx for sharing!

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  • Melissa Ryan on Jan 9, 2009

    Cool! I will have to try and write one of these. Thanks!

  • Lady Ginger on Jan 11, 2009

    Very funny poem! I liked it.

  • Koyin on Mar 29, 2009

    Comical

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